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Anti valuers are dumb and pathetic

259 replies

Beautifulsiro56 · 18/03/2026 23:39

Anti-vaxxers shouldn’t even consider having children until they develop a basic sense of responsibility.

I’m beyond frustrated hearing about measles outbreaks again and again. I fully understand that some parents genuinely cannot vaccinate their children using live vaccines due to legitimate medical conditions that weaken the immune system, but outside of those rare cases, there is no excuse apart from being totally and utterly DUMB and people that are do dumb and irresponsible should not be reproducing..

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Whosthetabbynow · 19/03/2026 14:53

Ladamesansmerci · 18/03/2026 23:45

Yeah, when you see outbreaks of preventable diseases, it's hard to disagree.

I can't stand hearing 'I've done my research' and it turns out to be someone ranting on tiktok or something. Have you read numerous peer reviewed articles and critically appraised the evidence using a good database? No? Then you really haven't done your research.

Understanding of immunity and vaccination is piss poor, despite it being covered in school. There needs to be a significant public health campaign around it. Some sort of lesson around critically appraising evidence from different sources also needs to be implemented in schools.

Yeh. Where was this research done? In their own personal lab? Makes my blood boil.

Nanny0gg · 19/03/2026 14:53

Itsmetheflamingo · 19/03/2026 14:13

I’m mean, I’m completely pro vax but who would give a shit about the graves of some random strangers? Weird idea

It's caring about the numbers!

But does require empathy and imagination too

XDownwiththissortofthingX · 19/03/2026 14:54

OchreReader · 19/03/2026 14:04

I may be wrong, but I think the smallpox vaccine was mandatory until about 1970. I was born in 1971 and didn’t need it because it was well on the way to eradication by then.

Happy to be corrected 🙂

A quick Google suggest mandatory Smallpox vaccination ceased in 1948 when the NHS took over responsibility for childhood vaccination and the pertinent legislation was repealed, but vaccination as a matter of course continued until 1971 whereupon it ceased due to irrelevance.

This shows that yet again, there are precedents for the State taking the choice out of the hands of Guardians. As much as I'm not always in favour of State interference in private lives or medical choices, sometimes there are situations where the State has to step in and protect citizens from their own stupidity.

Lomonald · 19/03/2026 14:54

One of my Dc are of age of the Mmr debacle, and this is I think where anti vaxxing i stems from, it seems inbedded in people and it is just passed down, I had a few friends not vaccinate their children and as a result their children have not vaccinated their children so there is generations of unactivated people acting like it is "the norm" and think others are just blindly following the crowd without researching.

Ihatetomatoes · 19/03/2026 14:55

randomchap · 19/03/2026 14:38

Turtles All the Way Down?

The book that's been widely condemned for being misleading.

It's been criticised for misunderstanding placebo use, selectively choosing sources, dismissing decades of research.

It's bullshit. Well written and convincing bullshit, but bullshit nonetheless

Don't feel bad you've been taken in by it

Sadly, many people are taken in by these types of books. It's not really their fault, most don't understand what peer reviewed means.

There are people out there making lots of money selling these types of books. The author didn't even put their name to it, probably didn't want people to check, what if any, scientific background they have. Lots of charlatans in the 'anti' market with lots of people to squeeze money from. Also lots of 'snake oil salesmen' with alternative products to sell. It's awful how some profit from the worries of others.

Ihatetomatoes · 19/03/2026 14:58

Have a read of the debunk of the turtles book @CheesyToes sadly, these book sellers are out to make money out of people's fears. Not nice.

Buffmuff · 19/03/2026 15:00

You can still contract meningitis b even if youve been vaccinated.

Ihatetomatoes · 19/03/2026 15:00

RunSlowTalkFast · 19/03/2026 14:52

I'm assuming the other books are also by antivax grifters then. When you say 'gravitate towards' What's actually happened is that you've been sucked into a conspiracy black hole.

Go on. Tell us the other books.

It's really sad that the grifters prey on the worries of others just to make money by selling more books.

LostFuse · 19/03/2026 15:02

Ihatetomatoes · 19/03/2026 15:00

It's really sad that the grifters prey on the worries of others just to make money by selling more books.

Rather telling that the poster says "it gets expensive".

OchreReader · 19/03/2026 15:05

XDownwiththissortofthingX · 19/03/2026 14:54

A quick Google suggest mandatory Smallpox vaccination ceased in 1948 when the NHS took over responsibility for childhood vaccination and the pertinent legislation was repealed, but vaccination as a matter of course continued until 1971 whereupon it ceased due to irrelevance.

This shows that yet again, there are precedents for the State taking the choice out of the hands of Guardians. As much as I'm not always in favour of State interference in private lives or medical choices, sometimes there are situations where the State has to step in and protect citizens from their own stupidity.

Thank you. I remember seeing so many people with large scars

Frequency · 19/03/2026 15:15

Isittimeformynapyet · 19/03/2026 02:24

As soon as anyone uses the term "main stream media" my eyes start rolling.

Same.

If a "fact" is backed up by "they"/mainstream media won't tell you/don't want you to know, I automatically file it in my bullshit drawer. It's not even worth looking into.

Off topic, but who is "they"? Does anyone know? And why do "they" want us to be sick, poor, and uneducated?

RunSlowTalkFast · 19/03/2026 15:17

Weird that there's apparently so on much evidence to back up the anti-vax stance yet all we've been given is one book written by someone too embarrassed to even put their name on it.

CosyDenimShark · 19/03/2026 15:18

ReadingSoManyThreads · 19/03/2026 00:26

YABU

Clearly, you've never lost a child due to the worst vaccination side effect, i.e. death.

Your post is repulsive and highly ignorant.

No, but I almost lost my toddler to measles which the hospital assured me was due to not enough people vaccinating in the local area.

I find your post repulsive and ignorant.

MrFluffyDogIsMyBestFriend · 19/03/2026 15:22

Ladamesansmerci · 19/03/2026 00:13

It's absolutely ridiculous. It takes rigorous testing to get a drug/vaccine to the point where it becomes publicly available. Experts in their fields spend years making sure these things are safe. The results need to be replicable and valid. Lots of the people involved will have PhDs, or years of experience. But no, Bob obviously knows better because he spent a day looking at non mainstream resources because scientists and Big Pharma are evil and their data can't be trusted.

There will always be some people who come to harm due to vaccination, in the same way that anybody could have a poor reaction to literally drug in the BNF. It doesn't mean vaccines aren't safe for the vast majority of people.

I'm not an anti vaxxer but my dad was almost killed by MSD on one of their VIOXX 'trials' (a few months before it was withdrawn). Many many thousands of people were killed by that drug and they knew what was happening...the reps were trained in how to deflect questions. My dad was the first person to take them to court and he actually won but there was only a small article in the Telegraph and most people couldn't afford to take them to court. He had legal cover with his home insurance and somehow his solicitor got some extra funding from somewhere.

So yes Pharmaceutical companies can be pretty evil. They do a lot of good too but their primary aim is profit.

AliceandOscar · 19/03/2026 15:24

What always annoys me is the belief that the Covid 19 ‘came out of nowhere’ and so can’t be trusted. No it didn’t, it came from years and years of research in to SARS and other viral vector vaccines.
Think of it like the flu vaccine offered each year, they don’t create that from scratch but built from existing vaccines.
Scientists around the world were also given unlimited funding which made a huge difference in the timescales and worked together to share information. It was an amazing achievement.

MrFluffyDogIsMyBestFriend · 19/03/2026 15:26

AliceandOscar · 19/03/2026 15:24

What always annoys me is the belief that the Covid 19 ‘came out of nowhere’ and so can’t be trusted. No it didn’t, it came from years and years of research in to SARS and other viral vector vaccines.
Think of it like the flu vaccine offered each year, they don’t create that from scratch but built from existing vaccines.
Scientists around the world were also given unlimited funding which made a huge difference in the timescales and worked together to share information. It was an amazing achievement.

It still wasn't tested on humans and you know full well it wasn't. That can't be rushed through...

Swiftie1878 · 19/03/2026 15:27

FuglyBitch · 19/03/2026 02:22

have you looked into the research and evidence of the thousands of people affected by the covid vaccine, main stream media won’t report on this

The Covid ‘vaccine’ was and is NOT a vaccine. It doesn’t stop you getting Covid, it just reduces the strength of the symptoms.

It should never have been referred to as a vaccine.

Isittimeformynapyet · 19/03/2026 15:28

Frequency · 19/03/2026 15:15

Same.

If a "fact" is backed up by "they"/mainstream media won't tell you/don't want you to know, I automatically file it in my bullshit drawer. It's not even worth looking into.

Off topic, but who is "they"? Does anyone know? And why do "they" want us to be sick, poor, and uneducated?

Will we ever find out?

Whoever They are, They're as evil as all the Marvel, DC and Bond villains put together. They are very, very bad Indeed. They need to watch more Netflix and play some ping-pong.

Also, it seems as though conspiracy addicts automatically think everything MSM says is lies while believing what any old lunatic spouts on "dark" forums without question.

WAKE UP!!! indeed 🙄

AliceandOscar · 19/03/2026 15:30

MrFluffyDogIsMyBestFriend · 19/03/2026 15:26

It still wasn't tested on humans and you know full well it wasn't. That can't be rushed through...

Well each year’s new flu vaccine isn’t tested on humans either. It might not have been the perfect solution but what would you have done?

Diosmonet · 19/03/2026 15:30

Viviennemary · 19/03/2026 14:52

I'm not an anti vaccine myself but do think folk should retain the right to refuse to have their children vaccinated. 🫢

And if this means that the vaccination rate drops by 10%, then 20%..

What do you think the outcome will be?

CurlewKate · 19/03/2026 15:31

CheesyToes · 19/03/2026 14:48

Start with Turtles, it gets expensive otherwise. But once you read that, you’ll gravitate to other books.

I’ve got plenty of money. Please list the books you recommend.

randomchap · 19/03/2026 15:34

MrFluffyDogIsMyBestFriend · 19/03/2026 15:26

It still wasn't tested on humans and you know full well it wasn't. That can't be rushed through...

It was tested on humans.

I know, I was one of the volunteers

Weeelokthen · 19/03/2026 15:35

CheesyToes · 19/03/2026 14:09

Why does it bother you? If you/your child are vaccinated you’re protected. Those that are ‘anti-vax’ as you put it are mostly vaccine injured people or have a child/family member who has been damaged by vaccines. I think you need to pull your head out your arse and actually take some time to listen to these people.

Well it bothers me that babies who are too young for vaccines are put at risk of death because of anti vaxxers.

LoveHearts69 · 19/03/2026 15:38

I don’t know, I can’t find it in me to be angry at anyone, I feel that everyone is genuinely believing they’re doing their best with the information they have.

My children are fully vaccinated as I had a relative who had polio so have seen the first hand impact of that, however while I believe the vaccines do keep these awful diseases away, I’m also not naive enough to think that every component of those vaccines isn’t harmful to us, who’s to say they don’t increase the risk of other diseases later in life? Pharmaceuticals is a big big business controlled by billionaires. With the rise of Trump and how corrupt the western world is showing itself to be recently, I do understand why people may be wary of blindly trusting them.

TightlyLacedCorset · 19/03/2026 15:40

Frequency · 19/03/2026 15:15

Same.

If a "fact" is backed up by "they"/mainstream media won't tell you/don't want you to know, I automatically file it in my bullshit drawer. It's not even worth looking into.

Off topic, but who is "they"? Does anyone know? And why do "they" want us to be sick, poor, and uneducated?

The corporate and state media who are given incentives to feed you information that serves their interests with the aim of generating compliance with narratives and objectives which induce you to feel and behave in ways that align with their interests and ensure they do not face scrutiny. Often through soft peddling or blatantly ignoring stories that go against the prevailing sentiment.

See 'Weapons of mass destruction' and 'America was at imminent risk of being attacked by Iran'

There's a balance. It is true that the mainstream media do indeed frame stories in ways that serve other agendas.

It is also true that alternative media can lack the rigour and fact checking in some contexts that MSM do.

I definitely think everyone should be consuming both if they wish to be well informed. A wise person goes to several sources and does not rely on one.

I am not anti-vacination, but I am passionately pro-parental choice when it comes to the decision to vaccinate. In no way should parents be forced to vaccinate their children, neither should people be coerced by withdrawal of vitally important services into doing getting vaxxed themselves, as was tried during the pandemic.

People making stupid choices and having to suffer as a result of being part of the group is the downside of democracy and autonomy. Take voting. If for e.g. people decide to vote for a party that has nasty discriminatory policies that cause significant even lethal harm to some in the population it's horrible, but that is the price of democracy and autonomy. Very Unfortunately.

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